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Saddam is claiming that he's still President of Iraq, that the war was illegal, that the new government is illegal, and that (as a result) the court and the trial proceedings are illegal. He also claims that his invasion of Kuwait wasn't a crime, because Kuwait was Iraqi territory.
In the end it really doesn't matter if he recognizes the court or not, nor if his lawyers claim it has no juristiction. He will most likely be convicted and put in jail or be executed, whether he agrees with it or not. I don't think there are many instances where the "I don't agree with this court" routine really worked. It isn't working for Milosovich at the Hague, and it won't work for Saddam.
I can't imagine his judges and the Iraqi governing council saying "allright, we'll stop this trial and will allow you to be President again".
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